The Whole Earth catalog was a hippy extravaganza which informed my generation. We gave you Free Sex, the idea that spiritual enlightenment could be gained by the use of drugs (Psychic Stimulants), and Rock N Roll.

We also presided over the Pagan Renaissance of the latter third of the Twentieth Century. Yes we were idealistic and suffered from the sin of being brash youth. But werever you are now, you didn't get here without our efforts , naive as they may have been.

I will leave the gentle reader to peruse Wikipedia and other sources to discover the salient facts behind the history behind the WEC. But why stop there. Do your own Archeological digging. the entire thing is now online.

http://www.wholeearth.com/issue-electronic-edition.php?iss=2064

As a teaser please allow me to point you at "Plant Teachers and the Path of Eve" by Dale Pendell, published in the Winter 1998 issue. NINETEEN NINETY EIGHT!

http://www.wholeearth.com/issue/1340/article/60/plant.teachers.and.the.path.of.eve

Extraterrestrials, Carbon Atoms, and Mystical Poetry - Oh My!

 Quelle Surprise!